Breakfast at 22° Fahrenheit
Vignette of a matriarch #2
Published in
Dec 9, 2020
She ate her own breakfast today.
Then, determined to walk outside without a cane,
the old missionary
jostled the front door
till we let her out
onto the snowy porch —
eager to be outside
though it was 22° F
But the sun was warm
and she didn’t complain
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Part 2 of 6 Vignettes:
Vignette of a matriarch #1: “Her Ancient Finger”
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